Harriet Deltubbo Jeffrey is the story of a gay man decides to give up sex to avoid AIDS but meets the hunk of his dreams. The film is unrelentingly dark, both in camera action and in storyline. From an artistic standpoint, there were plot elements and character developments I didn't think were needed; they do, however, drive the story, which seemed to be their purpose. Weber, Weiss and Stewart give Oscar-worthy performances. It will bring you to tears and make you laugh. It's the kind of film that proves that a small story can be much more meaningful than a larger one. This film was nearly perfect, but sadly still not made for everyone. It's an important film, as well as very entertaining.

nycritic When a movie sports supporting (and even bit players) who are more interesting than the schmuck who happens to carry the load of an entire plot, something is sorely missing. Even so, a movie has to be made, and men like the title character -- Jeffrey (Steven Weber, looking at ease in a part that gives him one note, that is, to look and be lost and drowning in self-pity) -- do exist (I have known several and the only thing to do is to run the opposite direction and never look back in case one turns into a pillar of salt) and their drama, or lack thereof, is the stuff that could induce anyone to plant a bullet through their temples to be done with the pain.Now, let's see. Jeffrey's pain is that he's sworn off sex altogether. About this time he meets the Man of His Dreams (Michael T. Weiss, oozing dark masculinity). The catch: this Man is HIV-positive. So the dilemma lies: to be with a man who may or may not survive such a deadly disease (and risk his own life, since a moment of passion may be the dividing line between life and death) or to turn around and continue looking for Mr. Goodbar, even when Mr. Goodbar is right there for the asking.The premise makes for a a story that should be much, much darker and introspective, but Paul Rudnick has decided to make it a romantic comedy, and it works for the most part. Again, and going back to the top of this article, it's the supporting characters and bit players who make the adventures of Jeffrey worth experiencing: consider one surreal scene where Jeffrey calls his parents, who are extremely, implausibly, hilariously in tune with the times (when in fact they shouldn't) and go into frank discussions about Jeffrey's (lack of a) sex life. Looking at them, all 1950s excess, yammering in gay lingo, is enough to have anyone rolling on the floor.Other scenes are of equal hilarity: Patrick Stewart interrupting Kevin Nealon (as a reporter) announcing the sex change of a bit player (then unknown Gregory Ibarra) whose mother (Olympia Dukakis) has a whale of a time posing for cameras, and Nathan Lane as a priest who (unsuccessfully) tries to seduce Weber at church in a rather bizarre moment. Of the cast, however, Bryan Batt is the one who almost walks away with the movie as Stewart's lover, also dying of AIDS, and has some pretty outlandish scenes which make his character memorable. And of course, any movie that lampoons Mother Theresa has to have my vote, especially when it manages to pepper an erstwhile campy romance scene. One of the better entries of the Nineties not to feature gay men as unable to have sex lives and wallowing in corners, and a hoot to watch.

howie73 This chirpy post-AIDS romance is a hit and miss affair and seems embarrassingly dated in the new millennium. Steven Weber's Jeffrey is like a male Carrie Bradshaw: neurotic yet lovelorn; a navel-gazing New Yorker. The film also feels like Sex and the City (hereafter SATC), even though it was filmed two years before the first series of SATC began. It has that exaggerated, perky comic-realist feel that feels more like a TV movie than a real film. Like SATC, it revels in stereotypes which its core audience might find offensive, depending on their political persuasions, of course. But it's sad that an indie film of this stature did not make any attempt to challenge gay stereotypes. A missed opportunity.

martinerouweler Just saw Jeffrey and it was absolutely brilliant, to see straight guys playing a gay part and being totally cool with it. now I must say that I'm a bit of a Weiss fan and he looked absolutely fabulous. If you want to see a good movie about some gay guys this is the one! LOVED IT!